< Proverbs 12 >
1 [one who] loves Discipline [is] loving knowledge and [one who] hates rebuke [is] stupid.
Whoever is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoever is hating reproof [is] brutish.
2 A good [person] he obtains favor from Yahweh and a person of evil devices he condemns as guilty.
The good brings forth favor from YHWH, And the man of wicked schemes He condemns.
3 Not he is established anyone by wickedness and [the] root of righteous [people] not it is moved.
A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.
4 A wife of ability [is] [the] crown of husband her and [is] like rottenness in bones his a [woman who] acts shamefully.
A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones [is] one causing shame.
5 [the] plans of Righteous [people] [are] justice [the] counsel of wicked [people] [are] deceit.
The thoughts of the righteous [are] justice, The counsels of the wicked—deceit.
6 [the] words of Wicked [people] [are] to lie in wait for blood and [the] mouth of upright [people] it delivers them.
The words of the wicked [are]: “Lay [in] wait for blood,” And the mouth of the upright delivers them.
7 [someone] overthrows Wicked [people] and there not [are] they and [the] household of righteous [people] it endures.
Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous stands.
8 To [the] mouth of prudence his he is praised a person and a [person] perverted of heart he will become contempt.
A man is praised according to his wisdom, And the perverted of heart becomes despised.
9 [is] good A lightly esteemed [person] and a servant [belongs] to him more than [one who] honors himself and [one] lacking of food.
Better [is] the lightly esteemed who has a servant, Than the self-honored who lacks bread.
10 [is] knowing A righteous [person] [the] life of animals his and [the] compassion of wicked [people] [is] cruel.
The righteous knows the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
11 [one who] works Land his he will be satisfied food and [one who] pursues worthless things [is] lacking of heart.
Whoever is tilling the ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoever is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
12 He covets a wicked [person] a net of evil [things] and [the] root of righteous [people] it yields produce.
The wicked has desired the net of evildoers, And the root of the righteous gives.
13 [is] in [the] transgression of Lips a snare evil and he came out from trouble a righteous [person].
The snare of the wicked [is] in transgression of the lips, And the righteous goes out from distress.
14 From [the] fruit of [the] mouth of a person he will be satisfied good thing[s] and [the] dealing of [the] hands of a person (he will repay *Q(K)*) to him.
One [is] satisfied [with] good from the fruit of the mouth, And the deed of man’s hands returns to him.
15 [the] way of A fool [is] right in own eyes his and [one who] listens to advice [is] wise.
The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, And whoever is listening to counsel [is] wise.
16 A fool on the day it is known anger his and [one who] conceals shame [is] sensible.
The fool—his anger is known in a day, And the prudent is covering shame.
17 He breathes out faithfulness he declares righteousness and a witness of lies deceit.
Whoever utters faithfulness declares righteousness, And a false witness—deceit.
18 There [is one who] speaks rashly like thrusts of a sword and [the] tongue of wise [people] [is] healing.
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
19 A lip of reliability it will be established for ever and until I will grant rest a tongue of falsehood.
The lip of truth is established forever, And a tongue of falsehood for a moment.
20 Deceit [is] in [the] heart of devisers of evil and [belongs] to counselors of peace joy.
Deceit [is] in the heart of those devising evil, But for counselors of peace—joy.
21 Not it happens to the righteous any trouble and wicked [people] they are full distress.
No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
22 [are] [the] abomination of Yahweh lips of falsehood and doers of faithfulness [are] delight his.
Lying lips [are] an abomination to YHWH, And steadfast doers [are] his delight.
23 A person sensible [is] concealing knowledge and [the] heart of fools it proclaims foolishness.
A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaims folly.
24 [the] hand of Diligent [people] it will rule (and idleness *L(bah)*) it will become forced labor.
The hand of the diligent rules, And slothfulness becomes tributary.
25 Anxiety in [the] heart of a person it bows down it and a word good it makes glad it.
Sorrow in the heart of a man bows down, And a good word makes him glad.
26 He makes a search from friend his a righteous [person] and [the] way of wicked [people] it misleads them.
The righteous searches his companion, And the way of the wicked causes them to err.
27 Not he roasts idleness game his and [the] wealth of a person precious diligent.
The slothful does not roast his game, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
28 [is] in [the] path of Righteousness life and [the] direction of a pathway may not [it be to] death.
In the path of righteousness [is] life, And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!